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, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is this year, unlike last year and the year before that and the year before that, this year they'll pass a budget to lay out their plan. but what does it say, mr. speaker, about this house, about this process, about the future of this country that it's controversial whether or not the president of the united states should introdouse a budget that balances ever? ever. that's the debate today, mr. speaker. that's how out of touch washington has become. that's how confused the speeches have been written. we're debating a lot the president should introduce a budget
, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is...
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a lot of activity -- the headline the house passing the fiscal cliff abil. the breakdown of the house of representatives, passing 257- 157, with 85 republicans reporting -- supporting. we want to get your reaction. our phone lines are open. we will get to your calls in just a moment. we did hear from the president about 40 minutes ago. he talked about this being a key first step in trying to bring certainty to the issue of taxes for 98% of all americans. the president is on board air force one, returning to hawaii. he'll be back to resume his vacation, which was interrupted when he came to washington after christmas, spending the new year holiday here. he was joined with in the briefing room by a -- by vice president joe biden. what, basically, did the house of representatives vote on? the package it does extend long term unemployment benefits for one year. it was 4.2%, and it resumes its 6.2% level, and the alternative minimum tax has been adjusted permanently. also in the agreement tax rates for income is $400,000 and below remains unchanged. above that fo
a lot of activity -- the headline the house passing the fiscal cliff abil. the breakdown of the house of representatives, passing 257- 157, with 85 republicans reporting -- supporting. we want to get your reaction. our phone lines are open. we will get to your calls in just a moment. we did hear from the president about 40 minutes ago. he talked about this being a key first step in trying to bring certainty to the issue of taxes for 98% of all americans. the president is on board air force one,...
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speaker, the house passed a fiscal cliff bill this morning without time for senators to adequately consider it. and more importantly without giving the american people time to understand it and share their incite with congress. senator mitch mcconnell said, quote, this shouldn't be the model for how we do things, end quote. and the senate boasts it is america's deliberative body. today that claim rings hollow. mr. speaker, the house must postpone this vote until the american people have time to evaluate this extraordinary complex legislation around its impact on taxes, revenue, the economy, our debt and a myriad of other issues. it is better to get it right than to act in haste. mr. speaker, if we vote on the senate fiscal cliff bill today, i will vote against it because this is not the way to do the people's business. i will not condone with my vote a process that denies the american people an opportunity to participate in their republic on issues of this magnitude. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from orego
speaker, the house passed a fiscal cliff bill this morning without time for senators to adequately consider it. and more importantly without giving the american people time to understand it and share their incite with congress. senator mitch mcconnell said, quote, this shouldn't be the model for how we do things, end quote. and the senate boasts it is america's deliberative body. today that claim rings hollow. mr. speaker, the house must postpone this vote until the american people have time to...
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congressman garrett republican of new jersey fiscal cliff is lead sponsor. we have live coverage getting under way at 10:00 eastern time. as the house convenes this morning and live coverage of the joint session will get under way early this afternoon as house and senate take up their other constitutional duty which is certifying the election of president obama vice president biden. caller: good morning, i am hoping that president obama will stick to what he has said and not allow them to gut social security, medicare and medicaid. i'm hoping that we can get to the point where he can find a way to go around them with another fiscal cliff. we can't have this. thank you. host: thanks for the call. fantasia washington post, 113th congress displays its diversity. democratic leader of the house nancy pelosi as she join other democratic female lawmakers over at the capitol. there are 20 new members of the senate who are also women and the former house speaker democratic leader had this to say about the issue of bipartisanship as she congratulated speaker john boeh
congressman garrett republican of new jersey fiscal cliff is lead sponsor. we have live coverage getting under way at 10:00 eastern time. as the house convenes this morning and live coverage of the joint session will get under way early this afternoon as house and senate take up their other constitutional duty which is certifying the election of president obama vice president biden. caller: good morning, i am hoping that president obama will stick to what he has said and not allow them to gut...
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. >> the house passed the senate version of the fiscal cliff bill. the measure delays spending cuts and eliminates tax increases for most americans. shortly after the vote, president obama spoke about the passage of the measure at the white house. his remarks are about seven minutes. >> a central premise of my campaign for president has been to change the tax code that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle- class families. tonight, we have done that. thanks to the votes of republicans and democrats in congress, i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 25 of americans -- 2% of americans will preventing a tax hike that will put america back into recession and has a severe impact on families across america. i want to thank all the leaders of the house and senate. in particular, i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president, joe biden, as well as the leader, harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked hard on this, and i appreciate it. once again, t
. >> the house passed the senate version of the fiscal cliff bill. the measure delays spending cuts and eliminates tax increases for most americans. shortly after the vote, president obama spoke about the passage of the measure at the white house. his remarks are about seven minutes. >> a central premise of my campaign for president has been to change the tax code that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle- class families. tonight, we have done that....
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it is going back to fiscal cliff negotiations. i was curious to see if we had a reaction to the idea that the offer put forward by the white house was the one to one ratio requested in terms of revenue to spending cuts and included not just medicare and other cuts, but was unpopular with a lot of democrats. that is where there are some questions to be raised around republicans saying who is the president is not willing to compromise, and some of them say, why can we change the c.p.i.? the speaker walked away knowing he could not get the majority of his caucus behind that going towards tax increases. >> that is what it comes down to, the reality of politics. i think speaker brainer would have taken that deal or a deal similar to it. there is a political question of forcing something to your own body, and there is a lot of republican resistance to the tax increases. >> we welcome the radio audience as well. rich is joining us from virginia beach virginia. good morning, republican line. caller: how are you today? guest: very good. >>
it is going back to fiscal cliff negotiations. i was curious to see if we had a reaction to the idea that the offer put forward by the white house was the one to one ratio requested in terms of revenue to spending cuts and included not just medicare and other cuts, but was unpopular with a lot of democrats. that is where there are some questions to be raised around republicans saying who is the president is not willing to compromise, and some of them say, why can we change the c.p.i.? the...
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on the fiscal cliff, he kept taxes low on the middle-class. at the same time, decrease the nation's deficit by more than $700 billion. there are many subjects the treasury secretary must cover. not any treasury nominee can have expertise immediately in all of them. the jack has an uncanny ability to dive into a subject, learn, study, and master it in a factual and non-ideological way. i look forward to working with jack and the rest of the economic team as we continue to focus on protecting the middle- class and combating our nation's long-term economic challenges. mr. chairman, i am confident that this nominee has expertise and work ethic necessary to excel as secretary of treasury. he will not be an ordinary treasury secretary. he will be a great one in the mold of albert gallatin and alexander hamilton, another new yorker, one who i never knew. [laughter] i fully support this nomination and urge that we move as quickly as possible so the senate and confirm this nominee and he can get on with the important task necessary to continue moving t
on the fiscal cliff, he kept taxes low on the middle-class. at the same time, decrease the nation's deficit by more than $700 billion. there are many subjects the treasury secretary must cover. not any treasury nominee can have expertise immediately in all of them. the jack has an uncanny ability to dive into a subject, learn, study, and master it in a factual and non-ideological way. i look forward to working with jack and the rest of the economic team as we continue to focus on protecting the...
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host: to finish up with the fiscal cliff. "washington times" has two headlines -- what are you watching for the next couple of months? guest: i think taxes are off the table. certainly the house will not both more taxes to deal with the sequester, which is all about spending cuts or its deal with the continuing resolution, which is also spending. the last time they held it up in order to get spending cuts, and now we find them delayed. i think they have this -- they have a pretty strong position, and people around the country understand the government is still too big and spends too much. host: thomas schatz, president of citizens against government waste. he has been with the agency more than 20 years. that web site is cagw.org. coming up next, our regular your money segment looks at taxes and the federal health-care law. jay hancock with kaiser health news is our guest. first, this news update. >> an update on the ship grounded near alaska. salvagers are checking the seaworthiness of shell oil drilling ship that has been re
host: to finish up with the fiscal cliff. "washington times" has two headlines -- what are you watching for the next couple of months? guest: i think taxes are off the table. certainly the house will not both more taxes to deal with the sequester, which is all about spending cuts or its deal with the continuing resolution, which is also spending. the last time they held it up in order to get spending cuts, and now we find them delayed. i think they have this -- they have a pretty...
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. >> in terms of the timing of the budget, i was talking up the fiscal cliff prices -- crisis, followed by the sequester, which made it difficult to deliver the budget until it settled an. >> pardon me, sir. the house and the senate were able to act. it is either to confirm or deny today. does the budget over the next two years increase baseline spending by $247 billion and increase [indiscernible] >> we made progress on the economy, 36 months of job growth, 14 straight quarters of gdp growth. we have a ways to go. we need to invest in jobs. >> are they or not? let me get you to answer the second point. $1.20 trillion, he claims it is 187 to 190, and cut the $186 billion. >> we are back to our baseline set of issues. in the base line is the sequester. >> they cancel the sequester and the claim that. >> that is right. we are very clear on how we are doing this. in the base line is the sequester, never intended to be policy. that is spending cuts across the board. we replace it with balance deficit reduction. in total, the president has $4.30 billion of deficit reduction. >> the third one
. >> in terms of the timing of the budget, i was talking up the fiscal cliff prices -- crisis, followed by the sequester, which made it difficult to deliver the budget until it settled an. >> pardon me, sir. the house and the senate were able to act. it is either to confirm or deny today. does the budget over the next two years increase baseline spending by $247 billion and increase [indiscernible] >> we made progress on the economy, 36 months of job growth, 14 straight...
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it is worth going back to the fiscal cliff negotiations because he saw a two-month delay of sequestration. there is the idea that the file a counter offer put forward by the white house, according to analysts, was a 1:1 ratio. chain cpi is unpopular with democrats and that is where i think there is also some questions to be raised around the republicans saying that the president is not willing to compromise. if you ask them, it is in that proposal and it -- and as if they don't know what he offered john boehner. he walked away knowing he could not get the majority of his caucus behind him. guest: that is what it comes down to. speaker john bender probably would have taken either that deal or a deal similar to it. there is the political question of forcing something for your own body. there is republican resistance to tax increases. host: we welcome our radio audience as well and this is our sunday round table. rich is joining us from virginia beach, rate -- virginia, republican line. caller: i am very disappointed with the overall performance of folks that are supposed to be representing
it is worth going back to the fiscal cliff negotiations because he saw a two-month delay of sequestration. there is the idea that the file a counter offer put forward by the white house, according to analysts, was a 1:1 ratio. chain cpi is unpopular with democrats and that is where i think there is also some questions to be raised around the republicans saying that the president is not willing to compromise. if you ask them, it is in that proposal and it -- and as if they don't know what he...
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it was remarkable that during the entire fiscal cliff debate, the political system was silent on the issue of medicare. there was all this talk earlier by house republicans who voted for a dramatic change in the structure of medicare but during the fiscal cliff debate, over the last month or so, i heard almost no words about medicare. both parties seem to be terrified about even talking about it. what was going on? are there ways to get sufficient money from medicare to address the fiscal issue without entirely reforming the system that? >> it was evident what was going on. social security and medicare must be the two most politically popular programs ever invented. they affect a huge amount of people. it really is hard for politicians to attack those programs. i don't know what you do to make reform more acceptable. that is what i am so pessimistic for the long run. i think it will take some sort of crisis to get reforms and those popular programs. >> what do you think? are there ways to skin the medicare cat out committing political suicide? >> the president has proposed three-$400
it was remarkable that during the entire fiscal cliff debate, the political system was silent on the issue of medicare. there was all this talk earlier by house republicans who voted for a dramatic change in the structure of medicare but during the fiscal cliff debate, over the last month or so, i heard almost no words about medicare. both parties seem to be terrified about even talking about it. what was going on? are there ways to get sufficient money from medicare to address the fiscal issue...
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>> as you know, in the process that we just went through over the so-called fiscal cliff, the president in good faith negotiated with -- or tried to -- with the speaker of the house, and in that process, lowered his target for revenue significantly, came, as they say, halfway towards the republicans between the $800 billion that speaker boehner was offering and the $1.6 trillion that the president had initially requested. and that figure was $1.2 trillion. something very important occurred, which is the fiscal cliff deal, which ensured that higher-income americans would see their income tax top rate return to the levels of the clinton era and, through that, a significant amount of revenue has been achieved. but it is not enough now, any more than it was when we talked about the reason for achieving enough revenue -- $1.2 trillion -- in order to allow for the essential balance that would combine with spending cuts and savings from interest and the like -- would allow for that $4 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years. so it remains our position, and the president spoke about this, that
>> as you know, in the process that we just went through over the so-called fiscal cliff, the president in good faith negotiated with -- or tried to -- with the speaker of the house, and in that process, lowered his target for revenue significantly, came, as they say, halfway towards the republicans between the $800 billion that speaker boehner was offering and the $1.6 trillion that the president had initially requested. and that figure was $1.2 trillion. something very important...
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after the fiscal cliff bill was passed in the house over the objections of many conservatives, there is supposed to take up the sandy bill. but had passed the senate. the majority leader had given the go-ahead for that vote. it was expected to pass. all of a sudden, john boehner called it. -- pulled it. it set off a fury from new york and new jersey. yesterday we saw a lot of those media interviews. the top or timid to o'clock p.m. new jersey governor chris christie, who i am told was extremely furious about this -- he had been promised a vote. he tried to call john boehner that night. john boehner was not returning phone calls. pressure moves the house to change. about $9 billion of the bill will be voted on tomorrow. that needs two-thirds of the house. they think they will get it. then they will be a bigger package later. john boehner had to back down amid the pressure. host: for a total price tag of $60 billion ta? guest: yes. down the road, tax reform, immigration, gun control. i am not sure what the gun- control be in the house. john boehner has told his troops that if we did ha
after the fiscal cliff bill was passed in the house over the objections of many conservatives, there is supposed to take up the sandy bill. but had passed the senate. the majority leader had given the go-ahead for that vote. it was expected to pass. all of a sudden, john boehner called it. -- pulled it. it set off a fury from new york and new jersey. yesterday we saw a lot of those media interviews. the top or timid to o'clock p.m. new jersey governor chris christie, who i am told was extremely...
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last night members of both parties came together to approve the fiscal cliff deal which now heads to president obama for his signature. earlier today democrats and republicans, many of whom represent districts that are impacted by hurricane sandy, came to the floor of the house expressing their anger after getting word that the house republican leadership wasn't planning to take up any supplemental spending measure. helping those affected by the storm in october. the senate did approve a $60 billion measure on friday. new jersey governor chris christi also expressed his frustration, speaking from the governor's office in trenton this afternoon, he just wrapped up a press conference, and here's a quick look at what he had to say. >> new jersey and new york are among the most generous states in the nation to our fellow states. we vote for disaster relief for other states in need. we are donor states. spending much more -- sending much more to washington, d.c., than we get back in federal spending. despite this history of unbridled generosity, in our hour of desperate need, we have been
last night members of both parties came together to approve the fiscal cliff deal which now heads to president obama for his signature. earlier today democrats and republicans, many of whom represent districts that are impacted by hurricane sandy, came to the floor of the house expressing their anger after getting word that the house republican leadership wasn't planning to take up any supplemental spending measure. helping those affected by the storm in october. the senate did approve a $60...
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the problem with the house was they took hostage the cannot shoot when they took the fiscal cliff. if the republican members of congress take the debt ceiling as a hostage, it is a hostage you cannot shoot. as a very practical matter, if we go over the debt ceiling, we do not increase the debt ceiling, republicans will not win the debate. they will argue they are not increasing it because they do not want to control spending but they will not win the debate. what will happen is the white house will pay with cash flow of the interest on the debt. the debt will not be called. what they might not pay our social security checks. the moment the american citizen figures out they may not go out, the game is over. tenfold. because believe me, though congress can stand up to the senior lobby. so that is not a legitimate process to take the debt ceiling as the hostage. the appropriate goal, whether the debate should occur. the president gets to talk about the faults. he gets to talk about social security. we should be talking about spending. spending restraints. where is the logical place to
the problem with the house was they took hostage the cannot shoot when they took the fiscal cliff. if the republican members of congress take the debt ceiling as a hostage, it is a hostage you cannot shoot. as a very practical matter, if we go over the debt ceiling, we do not increase the debt ceiling, republicans will not win the debate. they will argue they are not increasing it because they do not want to control spending but they will not win the debate. what will happen is the white house...
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cliff or providing aid to sandy victims the 218th vote will come from a democrat. the only thing allowing the house republican caucus to govern is the house democratic caucus. it is the majority's failure to negotiate in good faith on the budget that has gotten us here today. year after year the house republican leadership has chosen to do anything within its power to discredit the president instead of working to solve our nation's challenges. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. price: thank you, madam chair, i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. price: thank you, madam chair. i appreciate the gentleman's amendment, and although possibly well-intentioned, we're not saying at all that this is just on the president's watch, that this is simply this president that is culpable. but you'd have to ignore the president's fiscal issues that he's had over the past four years to think he didn
cliff or providing aid to sandy victims the 218th vote will come from a democrat. the only thing allowing the house republican caucus to govern is the house democratic caucus. it is the majority's failure to negotiate in good faith on the budget that has gotten us here today. year after year the house republican leadership has chosen to do anything within its power to discredit the president instead of working to solve our nation's challenges. i urge my colleagues to support my amendment and i...
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only's the fiscal cliff because the speaker said, everybody can vote on it. the reason is because they have majority rule, people look on as a sign of weakness if the speaker of the house has to go to the minorities parties for support. the farm bill did not pass, the housing bill did not pass. even though those are generally supported and people are waiting for the farm bill to pass. this filibuster did not create the budget gridlock. i am not sure. there are a lot of things that the centers are going to try to work out. -- senator is are going to try to work out. they will see some modifications. i do not think they will be hugely drastic. i do not think the filibuster is going to go away. they will try to get over some of the speed bumps in the process. you have a terrific professor. his interview is on the senate website. >> i endangering in politics. my question today is, -- i am majoring in politics. is it reasonable to believe president obama as a second term will be similar to his first even though the same crisis still exists? >> the one thing you ca
only's the fiscal cliff because the speaker said, everybody can vote on it. the reason is because they have majority rule, people look on as a sign of weakness if the speaker of the house has to go to the minorities parties for support. the farm bill did not pass, the housing bill did not pass. even though those are generally supported and people are waiting for the farm bill to pass. this filibuster did not create the budget gridlock. i am not sure. there are a lot of things that the centers...
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we saw this during the fiscal cliff over the holidays where he could not even get his own caucus to support his proposal. he put his hands up and look for the senate for answers. host: are using all senate democrats are behind president's agenda? guest: not at all. different senators support different things and there certainly are some republican senators that will support these ideas. i would say it is interesting following the state of the union, john boehner did not want to talk about what the house to do. he just wanted to throw the ball over to the senate. host: chris edwards? guest: i would say americans are sick and tired of all of the dysfunction in washington. i'll give you one example of this, the sequester will hit the nation's aircraft control system. we do not need the federal government involved in air traffic control. canada has gone to a system where the privatized their air- traffic control. it is run by nonprofit corporation that is a fund. i think we ought to go through the federal budget and figure out which activities can be moved back to the state and private sector.
we saw this during the fiscal cliff over the holidays where he could not even get his own caucus to support his proposal. he put his hands up and look for the senate for answers. host: are using all senate democrats are behind president's agenda? guest: not at all. different senators support different things and there certainly are some republican senators that will support these ideas. i would say it is interesting following the state of the union, john boehner did not want to talk about what...
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and the fiscal cliff was an automatic $5 trillion tax increase unless the president, the house, and the senate passed an alternative bill. so, he had all the cards. he had all the power. if he said, i want to keep $1 trillion of that, i want to keep two, the republicans and democrats in the house and senate could not stop us. the republicans and the house several times said we vote to extend everything and democrats and the senate said, we don't. so it will be a $5 trillion tax increase and the president said, okay, i want $600 billion. he took his pound of flesh, he got that, and then he made all of 85% from all the remaining bush tax cut permanent. that heof the money could have taken off the table and given to his friends remained with the american people. and as a result, he now gave all of his bargaining position. hat if instead he said, guys, we are going to extend the tax cuts for most people for a year. and then a year from now he would have said, well, i can only extend part of this for another year. he would have gotten all but cut -- every time he was mad of the republicans h
and the fiscal cliff was an automatic $5 trillion tax increase unless the president, the house, and the senate passed an alternative bill. so, he had all the cards. he had all the power. if he said, i want to keep $1 trillion of that, i want to keep two, the republicans and democrats in the house and senate could not stop us. the republicans and the house several times said we vote to extend everything and democrats and the senate said, we don't. so it will be a $5 trillion tax increase and the...
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they are all so caught up in this politics of this fake fiscal cliff and so consumed by their own palace intrigue between the house of representatives, the white house, senate, this house, versus this group of house republicans that they forget we sent them there. we sent them there to do the work for us. not sit down there and play with each other and that's what they're doing. this thing has been -- the president sent this three weeks ago. fully vetted by o.m.b. three weeks ago. no reason for this bill to be sitting ruined and didn't do it with anyone else and i believe it's not a regional thing. i believe it's the fact that they are so consumed with their own internal politics that they have forgotten that they have a job to do. it's not all playing to you guys. they have a job to do. when you're governor, you never forget that. governor cuomo and i don't have that luxury. matt? [inaudible question] >> no. no. no. no. no. no this is internal -- i'm telling you, matt, this is internal politics, that's what it is. charlie? [inaudible question] >> i'm dealing with the tea party, next. no
they are all so caught up in this politics of this fake fiscal cliff and so consumed by their own palace intrigue between the house of representatives, the white house, senate, this house, versus this group of house republicans that they forget we sent them there. we sent them there to do the work for us. not sit down there and play with each other and that's what they're doing. this thing has been -- the president sent this three weeks ago. fully vetted by o.m.b. three weeks ago. no reason for...
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the fiscal cliff. by the end of the evening the house came together, working with the senate, and reduced taxes for 99% of american taxpayers. we kept taxes lower for dividend income, capital gains. we maintained the higher child tax credit. we helped keep the marriage penalty from hurting families. and we did this in a permanent way. this is a big win. we have a lot of work to do, but that was a big win. now, the president also promised that he would work with us to have further cuts in spending. we should hold him to that promise on both sides of the aisle. we have several serious issues to come in this congress. the 113th congress. we have to deal with the debt ceiling. spending cuts. implementation and regulations in the health care law. improving the efficiency and effectiveness of government. now, it's easy for people to look at any piece of legislation, i actually challenge people to find some piece of legislation here that was perfect. any major bill has flaws. even a rose has thorns, they say.
the fiscal cliff. by the end of the evening the house came together, working with the senate, and reduced taxes for 99% of american taxpayers. we kept taxes lower for dividend income, capital gains. we maintained the higher child tax credit. we helped keep the marriage penalty from hurting families. and we did this in a permanent way. this is a big win. we have a lot of work to do, but that was a big win. now, the president also promised that he would work with us to have further cuts in...
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host: you mentioned the words fiscal cliff. we saw the debate over budget issues unfold around the new year. it's not over yet. is that conversation done? at what point can the white house and congress move on to something else? guest: well, i'm guessing -- and this is just me observing -- the conversation probably isn't going to be done until the next election or until something else changes. this is something that clearly, particularly republicans in the house really want to push. they're going to use every opportunity that they can. we managed to get some of the tax issues taken off the table at the end of last year. that was difficult for a lot of us to watch. but there's still some questions about spending. that's going to come up in the next couple of months. there's appropriations to be done. i imagine that conversation will keep on going. and i was very worried after i first came back to work after the break, because i said, well, what is this going to do for the immigration agenda? having covered this in the past, i kn
host: you mentioned the words fiscal cliff. we saw the debate over budget issues unfold around the new year. it's not over yet. is that conversation done? at what point can the white house and congress move on to something else? guest: well, i'm guessing -- and this is just me observing -- the conversation probably isn't going to be done until the next election or until something else changes. this is something that clearly, particularly republicans in the house really want to push. they're...
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we saw this during the fiscal cliff and we saw this in the 2011 debt ceiling problems. they can get unhappy and a lot of what is going on now is keeping the house democrats to happy and keeping them on the same page and we are not hearing what we often hear that we get complaining and second-guessing that can come from a caucus like this. they were the first to go to the white house yesterday to come out to the white house and the hill and they were, again, reassured they are on the same page with the president and he supports their goals and they support his. host: potential anger is bubbling below the surface. where might some of the trouble if there isest: some kind of deal struck between the senate leadership and the house leadership, they don't participate in that process. we sometimes see the anger coming from house democrats that they have to get 100 votes or 200 goes to the republicans without ever being included in the process. that's the potential for anger to start to bubble up. the other is programs that they really price. republicans want entitlement reform
we saw this during the fiscal cliff and we saw this in the 2011 debt ceiling problems. they can get unhappy and a lot of what is going on now is keeping the house democrats to happy and keeping them on the same page and we are not hearing what we often hear that we get complaining and second-guessing that can come from a caucus like this. they were the first to go to the white house yesterday to come out to the white house and the hill and they were, again, reassured they are on the same page...
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and my negotiations with house speaker boehner in december over the so-called fiscal cliff , i again offered a compromised proposal that was balanced and comprehensive and would achieve our $4 trillion deficit reduction goal. that proposal is still on the table. i am included it -- including it in this budget to demonstrate my commitment to making the kind of tough and balanced choices that are needed to put our nation's finances in order. to be clear, the package i am offering includes some difficult cuts that i do not particularly like. but these measures will only become law if congressional republicans agree to meet me in the middle by eliminating special tax breaks and loopholes so millionaires and billionaires do their fair share to cut the deficit. i will not agree to any deal that seeks to cut the deficit on the backs of middle class families. i am willing to make tough choices that may not be popular within my own party because there can be no sacred cows for either party and i look forward to working with any member of congress who takes a similar balanced approach. this pl
and my negotiations with house speaker boehner in december over the so-called fiscal cliff , i again offered a compromised proposal that was balanced and comprehensive and would achieve our $4 trillion deficit reduction goal. that proposal is still on the table. i am included it -- including it in this budget to demonstrate my commitment to making the kind of tough and balanced choices that are needed to put our nation's finances in order. to be clear, the package i am offering includes some...
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there are lots of problems in this country, from the fiscal cliff to the next thing. this is a moral issue that defines our nation. it will define your presidency. you will be to blame if this is not done. get it done. >> indefinite detention is an abomination, legally, morally, ethically. the reality or merely all the men who are held at guantanamo, and will be for the foreseeable future, unless we can act on that. we can begin by highlighting and acting on the most formal in justice, of clearing people for release and not releasing then. if you did not know that before, some of these men were put in their eight years ago and are still held. >> i would say that america is a light unto the world, and is a question whether we are a warning or a guiding light, and i think we should be a guiding light. thanks -- >> thanks to you for coming. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ >> it is 10 days until the inauguration day. you're watching the u.s. air force band as they prepare for t
there are lots of problems in this country, from the fiscal cliff to the next thing. this is a moral issue that defines our nation. it will define your presidency. you will be to blame if this is not done. get it done. >> indefinite detention is an abomination, legally, morally, ethically. the reality or merely all the men who are held at guantanamo, and will be for the foreseeable future, unless we can act on that. we can begin by highlighting and acting on the most formal in justice, of...
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it sounds like they thought they would have a hard time getting through the fiscal cliff. it was very odd seeing a bill come out yesterday. there is a lot going on behind the scenes. >> you talk about how it will work going forward theory can you elaborate? -- forward. can you elaborate? >> it sounds like they will do a around what obama has requested, the same money we saw in the senate bill. an initial response bill. the $9 billion from the flood program. then they will come back on the 15th. they work really hard on this. it will be on the form -- f loor then. a bill proposed yesterday. $27 billion in the first. maybe $16 billion. >> the senate has already passed a disaster relief bill. will congress have to start this process all over again? >> the house is only in for about an hour. that is a formality. that bill will expire all of the work. we know what the senate has passed and what they want to do. they should be able to move quickly on this. that is a traditional route. >> why is getting this bill done as soon as possible so important to lawmakers pushing for it?
it sounds like they thought they would have a hard time getting through the fiscal cliff. it was very odd seeing a bill come out yesterday. there is a lot going on behind the scenes. >> you talk about how it will work going forward theory can you elaborate? -- forward. can you elaborate? >> it sounds like they will do a around what obama has requested, the same money we saw in the senate bill. an initial response bill. the $9 billion from the flood program. then they will come back...
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first, republicans brought us to the brink of economic mayhem with the fiscal cliff. the last minute the senate swooped in to save the day with leadership and help from the administration. then house republicans allowed the sequester to take effect. once again playing russian roulette with our economy. now we are going to consider this hybrid c.r. that just doesn't pass muster despite the best efforts of the appropriators. no one, no one wants a government shutdown and we all know that some kind of bill funding the federal government for the end of the fiscal year will pass before march 27. the real fights are going to come in the next few weeks and months when the republicans outline their budget priorities with the new ryan budget and when the debt limit once again needs to be raised. what's clear is that the republicans are hellbent on cutting spending just for its own sake, no matter how mindless or senseless. we know that the economy is slowly rebounding. we also know that these cuts in government spending, federal, state, and local are taking a toll on the econo
first, republicans brought us to the brink of economic mayhem with the fiscal cliff. the last minute the senate swooped in to save the day with leadership and help from the administration. then house republicans allowed the sequester to take effect. once again playing russian roulette with our economy. now we are going to consider this hybrid c.r. that just doesn't pass muster despite the best efforts of the appropriators. no one, no one wants a government shutdown and we all know that some...
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as it came with the fiscal cliff agreement. i see that as a possibility with a gun control and immigration, because while republicans cannot be eager and willing to discuss the issues, pulling suggest that the house may have to pass something. i will meet democrats. host: -- they will need democrats. host: you say the election created a new deadline for the gop? guest: if they do not act on certain things, they may suffer bitter consequences at the polls, especially in those purple districts, areas where republicans are vulnerable. most of the congressional map has been drawn in favor of republicans and that served in congress. it has been difficult for house democrats to retake the house. history shows that in the final two years of an incumbent president's second term, it is impossible for his party to retake the majority in the house. but, they say, look, congress continues to behave as it did in the past two years, the public -- republicans will be blamed. when it comes to economics, which part of the political spectrum is
as it came with the fiscal cliff agreement. i see that as a possibility with a gun control and immigration, because while republicans cannot be eager and willing to discuss the issues, pulling suggest that the house may have to pass something. i will meet democrats. host: -- they will need democrats. host: you say the election created a new deadline for the gop? guest: if they do not act on certain things, they may suffer bitter consequences at the polls, especially in those purple districts,...
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he has been key in some of these negotiations dealing with the fiscal cliff. he is a key actor. host: is yes strong leader? guest: i think he is an effective leader, but not so strong. newt gingrich was a more creative thinker than boehner. on the other hand, he understands more. he is a likable person. he is appropriately cautious. he has led the republican party through some difficult times. what i am most encouraged about is the way he navigated the republicans away from what would have been a disaster today in raising the debt ceiling. if republicans had gone into this issue and said they would not raise the debt ceiling unless they got cuts, there would have lost that the raid at the end. big loss that debate. john boehner and paul rand did a great job together. you cannot govern from that office, you but you have to be very careful about high-profile last-minute negotiations. i've worked in the white house and three administrations. the president has a tremendous institutional advantage in these kinds of fights. what republicans have to do is avoid these fights, the straps
he has been key in some of these negotiations dealing with the fiscal cliff. he is a key actor. host: is yes strong leader? guest: i think he is an effective leader, but not so strong. newt gingrich was a more creative thinker than boehner. on the other hand, he understands more. he is a likable person. he is appropriately cautious. he has led the republican party through some difficult times. what i am most encouraged about is the way he navigated the republicans away from what would have been...
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that was his fiscal cliff deal. he did not even bring it to the floor. only 85 republicans voted for it. even eric cantor and kevin mccarthy, the house #two and no. 3 -- house number two and number three, did not vote on it. boehner survived the vote, but he is struggling to assert himself as speaker. host: you write about this quiet coup that happened during the public vote for speaker. we covered the whole thing. 12 republicans defected and voted for somebody else. what was going on behind the scenes? guest: it was a fascinating scene for political junkies. i was outside of the house floor that day. there were rumblings that maybe 20 members would be trying to revolt against the speaker. to get to a second ballot in the speaker vote coming you need 17 defections. nine republicans voted against boehner -- speaker boehner, you need 17 defections. nine republicans voted against boehner, far from getting a second ballot. that was a show of what was discussed but about the house republican leadership -- what was discussed about the house republican leadersh
that was his fiscal cliff deal. he did not even bring it to the floor. only 85 republicans voted for it. even eric cantor and kevin mccarthy, the house #two and no. 3 -- house number two and number three, did not vote on it. boehner survived the vote, but he is struggling to assert himself as speaker. host: you write about this quiet coup that happened during the public vote for speaker. we covered the whole thing. 12 republicans defected and voted for somebody else. what was going on behind...
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is a question that has a lot of answers, but ever since the fiscal cliff in january, when there was a coup attempt on him on the house floor, he has controlled -- struggle to control his own conference. he is a popular figure on a personal level in the gop, but when you look at the farm bill, immigration, violence against women act, he has failed to shake strategy. i do not think his leadership will necessarily be challenged, there is not an alternative leader on the right that will immediately challenge him should he moved to the center on the debt limit or on the continuing resolution. at the same time, finding a way out of this impact is something that challenges him every day. rightnservatives on his have a skepticism of him, and i credit this skepticism of what he did in 2011, when he had closed-door talks with president obama, trying to sketch out a grand bargain. conservatives were wary about this process. ever since those talks a lot, he has not been able to win back the right. " onlineational review has an editorial this morning, a modest bargain, rather than a grand bargain.
is a question that has a lot of answers, but ever since the fiscal cliff in january, when there was a coup attempt on him on the house floor, he has controlled -- struggle to control his own conference. he is a popular figure on a personal level in the gop, but when you look at the farm bill, immigration, violence against women act, he has failed to shake strategy. i do not think his leadership will necessarily be challenged, there is not an alternative leader on the right that will immediately...
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the fiscal cliff deal i'm proposing cuts to social security and government benefits through a mechanism called chained cpi which would change the cost of living calculation for the benefits. that is probably the biggest new thing he has proposed but it has never been in his budget. host: what does it mean for the overall discussion of a grand bargain? how's past their budget, the senate democrats passed a budget put together by patty murray. now what? guest: i think the thing to watch today is not actually the release of the budget, but the dinner tonight the president will have with 12 republican senators. i was on the hill yesterday talking to some of the people who will be going to that, and there is a sense of, i would not say a huge amount of optimism, there is a little bit of sign of relations between the president and some republican senators. no one really wants to raise taxes, but people do like the idea of the chained cpi and the cutting -- the social security benefits. it is really what today is about, to try to reach out with senate republicans rather than just cut a deal th
the fiscal cliff deal i'm proposing cuts to social security and government benefits through a mechanism called chained cpi which would change the cost of living calculation for the benefits. that is probably the biggest new thing he has proposed but it has never been in his budget. host: what does it mean for the overall discussion of a grand bargain? how's past their budget, the senate democrats passed a budget put together by patty murray. now what? guest: i think the thing to watch today is...
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the senate passed a version last year, and as part of the fiscal cliff deal, they extended the old one until september. and so now a bill has passed both chambers that sets the stage for really a conference call to meaningfully negotiate what the farm bill is going to look like. it's basically a massive, huge bill, and the big holdup right now is how much do you cut food stamps. republicans want to make pretty significant cuts into the food stamp program, and democrats agreeing to smaller cuts, but also trying to reduce the amount that some farmers get for various crops. scommoip we'll be talking -- host: and we'll be talking more about the food program later on his morning at 9:15. james homan, i am gation. much was the focus on a senate judiciary committee. where does the immigration debate stand in the senate, and what are you watching? guest: there's going to be a union of border guard agents that comes out today, according reports, against the senate compromising. i think at this point the -- we're pretty much looking and whauching what's going on in the house to see before, you k
the senate passed a version last year, and as part of the fiscal cliff deal, they extended the old one until september. and so now a bill has passed both chambers that sets the stage for really a conference call to meaningfully negotiate what the farm bill is going to look like. it's basically a massive, huge bill, and the big holdup right now is how much do you cut food stamps. republicans want to make pretty significant cuts into the food stamp program, and democrats agreeing to smaller cuts,...
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are we going to lurch from one fiscal cliff to another? that is one thing. what we are doing to the military -- the general is one of the great leaders i had the opportunity of knowing for many years. the chief of staff of the army, a man who has decorations, said that he cannot replace the men and women who are serving in afghanistan because it does not have the ability to train their replacements. isn't that alarm enough for us? so we are going to go through a charade. we will have a vote on the democrat proposal. they will not get sufficient votes. the same thing on this side. the clock will take. tomorrow, the last day, the president is going to call people to the white house. where was he in the last year? again, i am not taking the floor today for the blame game. the men and women who are serving this nation in harms way who every single day have a hell of a lot tougher time than we do, we cannot do something on their behalf to sit down with the president of the united states was the commander-in- chief and did this issue resolved before we do great da
are we going to lurch from one fiscal cliff to another? that is one thing. what we are doing to the military -- the general is one of the great leaders i had the opportunity of knowing for many years. the chief of staff of the army, a man who has decorations, said that he cannot replace the men and women who are serving in afghanistan because it does not have the ability to train their replacements. isn't that alarm enough for us? so we are going to go through a charade. we will have a vote on...
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the question for john boehner is -- we saw this with the fiscal cliff. we saw it during the fiscal cliff debate. john but -- john boehner gave his plan be. we will raise taxes on those who make $1 million or more. he wanted to go to the president and say, look, we passed something, you need to come to the table. he cannot get enough votes to bring it to the floor. john boehner, as speaker, particularly back then, is someone who may not be able to direct the caucus. that is a big issue. we do not know what republicans want. just because john boehner says maybe we will make a deal and maybe we will not, we really are not sure what direction -- can he lead his conference? that is the fundamental question. call on thee a republicans line from new york. caller: hello. -- i guess we changed what we are commenting about, but i just wanted to say that i e-mailed by senator, and under her e-mail, you can only e-mail her under gun violence. i told her the guns i have are not causing violence. they are mostly used for protection. i do not like the way -- my senator
the question for john boehner is -- we saw this with the fiscal cliff. we saw it during the fiscal cliff debate. john but -- john boehner gave his plan be. we will raise taxes on those who make $1 million or more. he wanted to go to the president and say, look, we passed something, you need to come to the table. he cannot get enough votes to bring it to the floor. john boehner, as speaker, particularly back then, is someone who may not be able to direct the caucus. that is a big issue. we do...
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we all agree more can and must be done to get our fiscal house in order. but we must face the facts. real, lasting deficit reduction will only be achieve through the an approach that is balanced, fair, and focused on the jobs, on jobs and the prosperity of our middle class. unfortunately, this bill on the floor today fails to meet those standards. americans an members of congress should remember two words -- two words about this legislation. two words. three months. three months. that's how long republicans are prepared to raise the debt ceiling. they really don't even address the debt ceiling issue. three months. but republican leaders are doing more. they have made promises to their fellow republicans to get their vote, to even go beyond the ryan budget. this is like the ryan budget on steroids. they have called this bill no budget, no pay. but who pays under the republican budget? seniors pay. ending the medicare guarantee. seniors, children, and people with disabilities pay, cutting medicaid. children pay because it will cut investments in their educat
we all agree more can and must be done to get our fiscal house in order. but we must face the facts. real, lasting deficit reduction will only be achieve through the an approach that is balanced, fair, and focused on the jobs, on jobs and the prosperity of our middle class. unfortunately, this bill on the floor today fails to meet those standards. americans an members of congress should remember two words -- two words about this legislation. two words. three months. three months. that's how...
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i am hoping we can get to the point where he can find a way to go around them with another fiscal cliff. we cannot have this. thank you. host: the front page of the "washington post." there is a photograph of the democratic leader of the house, nancy pelosi, as she joined other democratic female lawmakers at the capitol. there are 20 new members of the senate who are women. the former house speaker had this to say about the issue of bipartisanship as she congratulated speaker john boehner for his own reelection. [video clip] >> i know we will not always agree, but i hope we will find common ground that is a higher and better place for our country. surely we can be touched by the better angels of our nature. surely we can be touched by the better angels of our nature. so beautifully expressed by president lincoln. host: this is from the "washington journal." let me show you a portion of what they are riding on the editorial page. will this congress be different? clay is joining us from amarillo, texas, on the independent line. caller: thanks for letting me come on to your program and giv
i am hoping we can get to the point where he can find a way to go around them with another fiscal cliff. we cannot have this. thank you. host: the front page of the "washington post." there is a photograph of the democratic leader of the house, nancy pelosi, as she joined other democratic female lawmakers at the capitol. there are 20 new members of the senate who are women. the former house speaker had this to say about the issue of bipartisanship as she congratulated speaker john...
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in november, last year, the vice president hosted our leadership in the white house to discuss the fiscal cliff and the concerns of mayors regarding both investment programs and tax-exempt financing. issueer there's a major that demands attention, again and again and again, vice president joe biden has shown the leadership and courage needed to help move our nation in the right direction. and that is why i was certainly heartened when president obama asked vice president biden to lead a special task force to develop responses to the tragedy not only at sandy hook elementary school, but the daily tragedies we see all across america. the nation's mayors and vice president biden have stood together for many, many years in support of public safety. after all, it was then-senator joe biden who championed the crime bill, which established the cops program and included the ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, which congress unfortunately, allowed to expire. yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a stron
in november, last year, the vice president hosted our leadership in the white house to discuss the fiscal cliff and the concerns of mayors regarding both investment programs and tax-exempt financing. issueer there's a major that demands attention, again and again and again, vice president joe biden has shown the leadership and courage needed to help move our nation in the right direction. and that is why i was certainly heartened when president obama asked vice president biden to lead a special...
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by extremists who think that going over the so-called fiscal cliff is just another day in the park and who have apparently no problem with pushing this country over the edge when it comes to the debt limit debate. that is a whole other story. but i think we need to stop the polarization of congress and get more bipartisanship. in the end the staffers can only get so far. but because as john said it is the members themselves who get elected. host: another piece from peggy noonan from the "new york post" drama obama, after the past week it seems obama doesn't really to work wl with the other side -- well with the other side. he doesn't want big bipartisan victories. he wants his opponents in disarray fighting without and within and incapable. he wants them to be confused. guest: the fascinating thing about what happened in this latest compromise is how the president delegated joe biden to cut the adams. president obama is a terrible negotiator. it is his way or the highway. he doesn't want to give anything. to jim's point about extremism the biggest problem the country faces is spending,
by extremists who think that going over the so-called fiscal cliff is just another day in the park and who have apparently no problem with pushing this country over the edge when it comes to the debt limit debate. that is a whole other story. but i think we need to stop the polarization of congress and get more bipartisanship. in the end the staffers can only get so far. but because as john said it is the members themselves who get elected. host: another piece from peggy noonan from the...
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so the president in an effort to do that said, i heard the discussions we've had on the fiscal cliff, on the debt ceiling, on the sequester, he's listened to the people on the other side of the aisle. and one of the things that's been asked for by the speaker of this chamber and others, is the chained c.p.i. a cut in social security benefits. so the president included it in his budget in order to try to bring them to the table. now, i sat through the budget committee today which i serve on here in the house. and i can tell you it was not bringing people to the table. instead, no surprise, it just brought criticism from the republicans on the president's budget in general. so, i think the president does not need to keep chained c.p.i. in his budget proposal. it is a break, i believe, to the promise that week of made to seniors about what they will see from us. in fact, 107 people in this house, democrats in this house, including myself, have signed a letter to the president explicitly stating that we don't want to see any cuts to social security, medicare or medicaid. and if i can, let
so the president in an effort to do that said, i heard the discussions we've had on the fiscal cliff, on the debt ceiling, on the sequester, he's listened to the people on the other side of the aisle. and one of the things that's been asked for by the speaker of this chamber and others, is the chained c.p.i. a cut in social security benefits. so the president included it in his budget in order to try to bring them to the table. now, i sat through the budget committee today which i serve on here...
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host: politically is the senate bill up she mobile -- bill achievable in the house? guest: absolutely. we've seen three instances this year where legislation that was passed in the senate in a bipartisan way, first with the fiscal cliff agreement in early january, second with the superstorm sandy alief package that was passed, and then thereafter, a strong, bipartisan vote in the reauthorization of the violence against women act. it comes out of the senate with the support of the american resident in the american people, land and the house of rep is in it is, where leadership, in those three instances, has made the decision to allow for a vote. there will be pressure for a bipartisan vote in the senate, for us in the house to take a very close look at it for her to be given an up or down vote. host: senator grassley was talking about the immigration bill and the cbo report saying it would reduce the deficit if passed. i would like to get your response to what he had to say. [video clip] >> the group of eight said they would write a bill to ensure that the problem wou
host: politically is the senate bill up she mobile -- bill achievable in the house? guest: absolutely. we've seen three instances this year where legislation that was passed in the senate in a bipartisan way, first with the fiscal cliff agreement in early january, second with the superstorm sandy alief package that was passed, and then thereafter, a strong, bipartisan vote in the reauthorization of the violence against women act. it comes out of the senate with the support of the american...
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host: if president obama won on the fiscal cliff deal and got taxes increased, was able to get new revenue, then why not, as democrats, agreed to certain spending cuts that republicans want? guest: the president made clear that there has to be, in terms of what is coming, a mixture, a balance between cuts and revenues. in terms of the sequester, we are going to have to have a blend, a balance. the president has said that and we have said that. but to say that there will be only spending cuts and no more revenues, that is not feasible. i looked over the discretionary spending charts. now the way we are going, in terms of the percentage of g.d.p., what we spend on education, what we spend on health research, what we spend on so many necessary programs in this country is going to go down. the trend line is already there. what the republicans are essentially saying is to push it further. have further consequences in terms of health research. does that make sense? do the american people want that? the answer is no. we have to have balance. the problem within the republican conference of the hou
host: if president obama won on the fiscal cliff deal and got taxes increased, was able to get new revenue, then why not, as democrats, agreed to certain spending cuts that republicans want? guest: the president made clear that there has to be, in terms of what is coming, a mixture, a balance between cuts and revenues. in terms of the sequester, we are going to have to have a blend, a balance. the president has said that and we have said that. but to say that there will be only spending cuts...
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i hope that the work we went through on the fiscal cliff, going to that deadline, demonstrated to everybody in the house and senate as well as the administration that look, that's not the way to do business. let's get after it and get it done and let's get it done before the deadline. we're already working on it but the key is, people are going to have to recognize that it takes bipartisanship but it also takes real solutions. we have got to find ways to reduce our spending and reform entitlement. we also need progrowth tax reform as well. we need those things and we have -- each side has to give to get a real solution. host: the house and president said this last week, he's not going to be part of this fight. you guys congress racked up these bills. it's up to you to figure out a way to pay for them. guest: he is responsible as president is to lead. that means working with congress on real solution and coming up agreement on debt ceiling is a huge part of that and it goes exactly what we have to do. if you look at simpson-bowls and ideas to address our debt and get our economy back on trac
i hope that the work we went through on the fiscal cliff, going to that deadline, demonstrated to everybody in the house and senate as well as the administration that look, that's not the way to do business. let's get after it and get it done and let's get it done before the deadline. we're already working on it but the key is, people are going to have to recognize that it takes bipartisanship but it also takes real solutions. we have got to find ways to reduce our spending and reform...
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the governing majority has done its job with the fiscal cliff with aid to superstorm sandy and with the violence against wim act and with the recent government shutdown and government shutdown negotiations. know that the house of representatives are going to pass meaningful legislation that addresses our challenges. the governing majority is ready to do its job once again with comprehensive immigration reform as millions of americans and aspiring of americans are waiting for this body to act. it's time to put aside the displays, mr. speaker. let us govern so we can bring our brothers and sisters out of the shadoogs. i believe that if the senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill, the majority would do what's right for the american people and pass this important legislation. let's vote on the gnat's bill and fix our broken immigration system. that time is now. thank you. and i yield back. >> i take the opportunity to point out that as he talks about the governing majority, we are seeing a coalition already build around immigration reform. mr. garcia: in a bill that was filed less th
the governing majority has done its job with the fiscal cliff with aid to superstorm sandy and with the violence against wim act and with the recent government shutdown and government shutdown negotiations. know that the house of representatives are going to pass meaningful legislation that addresses our challenges. the governing majority is ready to do its job once again with comprehensive immigration reform as millions of americans and aspiring of americans are waiting for this body to act....